Charles B. Aycock High School

UPCOMING EVENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Due to the February closures caused by icy weather, traditional calendar schools will have the following make up schedule: 

• The March 17 Workday will now be a regular student day, meaning students will report to school. 

• The March 12, April 9, and May 14 Early Dismissal days will now be regular student days. This means, schools will dismiss at their regular time.

Congratulations to Cassidy Lewis for being selected to attend North Carolina Governor's School this summer!!

The North Carolina Governor's School is a free, four-week summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students, integrating academic disciplines, the arts, and unique courses. Learning focuses on the exploration of the most recent ideas and concepts in each discipline, and it does not involve credit, tests, or grades. Students are selected to attend through a competitive process after being nominated by their public school unit or non-public school. 

Cassidy has been selected to attend NCGS for English. 

The FALCON Club is hosting a canned food drive for our local Salvation Army. 

The items needed are rice, dried beans, canned fruits and vegetables, spaghetti noodles and sauce and canned meats. The drop off boxes are located in the front lobby. Please contribute and let's show our community support . 

Our Falcon Fever CTSO will hold our spring blood drive on Monday March 24th here at CBA in the new gym from 8:30 until 2:00. The link below is a direct link to our drive if you would like to sign up to donate. Thank you for considering giving the gift of life! Please use this link to register for the Blood Drive

We’re so excited to announce that the applications for the Annual Jack E. Kannan Art Education Scholarship are OPEN! Each year, one exceptional and dedicated senior from Wayne County is awarded a $1,000 scholarship to further their commitment to pursuing the arts in college. This opportunity is open to seniors from public, private, charter, or homeschool backgrounds.

To learn more, reach out to your school counselor or contact Anna Hinson, Art Counsel Executive Director, at anna@artsinwayne.org. Make your artistic dreams a reality with this amazing opportunity!

Can you believe that in less than 6 weeks we will be getting ready for the BEST prom in Wayne County?!

Here are some things to remember:

1. Tickets go on sale through GoFan.co starting March 17 and run through March 31. 

2. You must fill out the Google Form when you purchase your tickets. This form gives me the information that is necessary to get you your tickets and into prom.

3. You must have any other school fees that you owe paid BEFORE you can pick up your prom tickets on Friday, April 11. 

4. Once you purchase a prom ticket, there are NO refunds or exchanges.

5. Once you fill out a Google Form, there are no date changes. Don't fill out the form/buy the tickets until you know FOR SURE who you are going with.

Listed below are the links that you may need:

Guest Form for Outside Guests

Google Form for all Junior/Senior buyers

GoFan.co - Prom Tickets

General Prom Information

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Falcon Academic Night on Monday night. Important information for the class of 2026 was shared. Please click PowerPoint for Class 2026 and find out all you will need to know about credits required to graduate, programs offered at CBA, CTE classes offered, information about the ACT and the Pre-ACT and a lot of other useful information.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Falcon Academic Night on Monday night. Important information for the classes of 2027 and 2028 was shared. Please click PowerPoint for Classes of 2027-2028 and find out all you will need to know about credits required to graduate, programs offered at CBA, CTE classes offered, information about the ACT and the Pre-ACT and a lot of other useful information.

Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is HERE!! Please see the flyer below for important information and dates!

Any questions, please see your guidance counselor.

Interested in a summer volunteer opportunity? Contact your school counselor for a copy of the application. For the second year, 3HC will be sponsoring a Summer VolunTeen Program. It is a seven-week program where high school students can come to Kitty Askins Hospice Center to volunteer and learn while enhancing the patient and family experience. It will also give them a glimpse of what is done at Kitty Askins to comfort patients and their families at the end of life. Applications are due to 3HC by April 11.

Jump Those ACT® Scores!

NEW Calculator Tutorials to help students best use a TI-30, TI-84, or Desmos Calculator on the test (3 videos), now available in Math

Now is the time to help your juniors push to boost their new ACT® scores! Remind students they have at-home access to Additional Prep materials. You can also use these as Bell Ringer activities in the classroom.

Check your Assessment Reports to see where to best focus your students' efforts. Encourage students to use the Student Goal Sheet for the ACT® to guide their individualized efforts.

 English
English Power Practice Passages (5 two-part 20-minute sessions)

Grammar Rule Focus Assignments (online or printable worksheets for all 19 rules)

Grammar Rule Focus Kahoots for all 19 rules

English Grammar Rule Review Video (all 19 rules in 13 minutes!)

Grammar Rule Review Kahoots (password is OnToCollege)

Commonly Confused Words Kahoots & Quizlets (password is OnToCollege)

Math

Math Review - Basics Kahoots & Quizlets (password is OnToCollege)

Math Review - Advanced Kahoots & Quizlets (password is OnToCollege)

20-Minute Math Practice Topics (online or printable worksheets for 24 topics)

Final 10 Advanced Math Questions (4 worksheets)

Reading

Reading Practice Passage (22 minutes)

Reading Strategy Review Video (14 minutes)

Science

Basic Science Facts, 6 Kahoots & 3 Quizlets (password is OnToCollege)

Additional Science Passage (15 minutes)

Science Strategies Review Video (10 minutes)

 PLUS Additional Resources
Never Score Below a 20 Again! (4-minute video)

Reminders for the Week of the Test (5-minute video)

John Baylor Addresses Test Anxiety (6-minute video)

Modified Strategies for Online Testing (13-minute video)

Final Countdown Review pop-up course on your Dashboard (2-hour video, test booklet, curriculum, and solution videos)

Are you a freshman, sophomore or junior and interested in pursuing a career as an Educator? This is a great opportunity offered by East Carolina for summer enrichment. Please note application deadlines and requirements. Registration/applications are available by scanning the QR Code on the bottom of the flyer

Hello Seniors.  

Here are a few quick updates from the Counseling Department to help you pay for college:

1. Scholarships - Make sure you are regularly checking the CBA Scholarship page. There are a wide variety of scholarships which have been posted. Some have due dates approaching in the near future, so don't wait!  Many of these are local scholarships! Visit the google doc below which is updated regularly.

Scholarships 2024-2025

2. FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - February is Finish the FAFSA month. 

- You will be hearing more about this in the coming weeks. FAFSA is important not only because it determines if you can receive Federal Student Aid, but it is also required by many institutions. Additionally, many scholarships now require you to have completed the FAFSA. Scholarships such as SECU People Helping People, the Golden Leaf, and the Bison Benefit at WCC which covers all tuition for 4 semesters all require the FAFSA to be completed. Some of these scholarships have deadlines approaching during or before March. So, even if you don't think you will receive Federal Aid, it is still important to complete the FAFSA!

Please be sure to check out the Official CBA Facebook Page for all the information on our Senior Fall Athletes!! To get to the page, just follow this link.  Official CBA Facebook Page